Production Team
Nova Media is a small team of engineers, designers and developers. We create virtual reality worlds as art and enterprise.
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Joe Mecca
Founder & Chief Executive
Business Operations | XR Development
Born to entrepreneurs in North Jersey, Joe was educated at Purdue University. He develops virtual reality (XR) because it democratizes experience.
As a field producer for Nova Media, he and his team capture live XR content and develop it into interactive xr media. Between 2018 – 2020 they pursued stories in Iraq, Kurdistan, Palestine, Turkey, Greece, and Albania for AN EXILE EXPERIENCE: EXI(S)T – launching at 221 West Broadway, New York 2021.

Jacques Lalo
Co-Founder & CDO
Jacques perceives each design process as a limitless fruit tree. Together with you he creates the tree’s trunk. Through an iterative process the tree becomes fractal, naturally spawning the most coveted fruit.
After medical school, Jacques studied architectural, interior, and object design at three prestigious universities in Paris. An expert in 3D modeling softwares, you can see Jacques original designs throughout our website.
Dedicated to designing emotions, Jacques builds concepts and communicates through shapes and colors.

Kyle Kesses
Co-Founder & CMO
Kyle simplifies complex concepts into plain language. He writes Nova's documents, represents the company at New York City events, and manages XR production.
He believes in the power of human attention. The stories we tell ourselves, the stories embedded in our surroundings, and the stories distributed through media are the foundation of awareness.
Kyle’s belief in Extended Reality as the next step in media evolution inspires him to introduce new AR & VR solutions to businesses across industries.

Thomas Binetruy
Co-Founder & CTO
After earning his degree in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University, Thomas went on to design hydrogen fuel cell prototypes at Zodiac Aerospace. A year-long consulting stint at Ailancy in Paris was the final segue to his arrival in New York, where he became Nova's CTO.
His core knowledge of physics and how it merges with computer science makes him a rare breed among this generation’s XR developers.

Grace Cham
3D Annimator
An aspiring 3D animator and CGI generalist, Grace works to create everything with the maximum efficiency and proficiency. She’s always looking to expand her horizons and reintegrate that knowledge back into her work.

Marina Montesanti
Theater Director
Marina Montesanti is a New York-based theater director and producer that has been involved with theater in Johannesburg, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and New York City.
Marina is the co-producer, conceiver, and director of the musical EXI(S)T.

Daniela Sandoval
Production Assistant
Daniela is an production assistant who strongly believes in the power of humanitarian work.
Daniela is the EXI(S)T XR media content production assistant. She was part of the media capturing process in Albania, Greece and Turkey.
Her sensitivity, creativity and life philosophy drive her. She seeks to have a direct impact on improving immigration, human rights and cultural diversity.

Luis Huiza
Web Developer
Luis is a web and XR developer who is passionate about history and bringing greater attention to the refugee crisis around the world.

Annelise Mecca
Field Producer
Humanitarian | Film Producer
Annie is known for her persistence, dedication and infinite energy to make a positive impact on the world.
Her current project is a film “AL MAFQUD: The Missing” which follows the stories of underground-rescues of Yazidis still missing since ISIS incursion in Northern Iraq (Kurdistan).

Nick Karkut
Web Developer
City College of New York - Levy Fellowship - Engineering.
N0va 3D
Virtual Reality Development
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